Fulfilling Our Duty to America's Veterans Act of 2005
Latest action · Jan 24, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S169-174)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 24, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fulfilling Our Duty to America's Veterans Act of 2005 - States that, upon enactment, funding for the programs, functions, and activities of the Veterans Health Administration shall be provided through a combination of discretionary and mandatory funding in order to ensure access to health care for all veterans. Requires: (1) the Comptroller General to report to Congress on the extent to which such funding has achieved its objectives; and (2) congressional consideration of such report via the joint resolution process.
Provides for: (1) post-traumatic stress disorder treatment for veterans of service in Afghanistan and Iraq and the Global War on Terrorism; and (2) a review by each military department of the sufficiency of its military health care programs.
Authorizes Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications to Medicare-eligible veterans on prescriptions written by private practitioners.
Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2005 - Requires the full concurrent payment of military retired pay and service-connected disability compensation.
Requires a joint report from the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs on the development of interoperable electronic records for military personnel and veterans that are utilized by both departments. Expands preseparation physical examination and counseling requirements. Authorizes such Secretaries to carry out epidemiological studies relating to health conditions that develop as a result of occupational exposure during military service. Requires such Secretaries to develop protocols to facilitate the sharing of members' and veterans' duty assignments and medical conditions information.
Increased Government Commitment to Veterans' Education Act - Provides for the: (1) exclusion of basic pay contributions for participation in veterans' educational assistance from computations used to determine eligibility for student financial aid; and (2) opportunity to enroll in a basic educational assistance program for certain individuals who participated, or were eligible to participate, in the post-Vietnam era veterans' educational assistance program.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 24, 2005 to Sep 5, 2006; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Jan 24, 2005 |
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Original | Jan 24, 2005 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Jan 24, 2005 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Original | Jan 24, 2005 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Jan 24, 2005 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jan 24, 2005 |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Jan 24, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Jan 24, 2005 |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Original | Jan 24, 2005 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | Jan 24, 2005 |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Original | Jan 24, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Jon S. Corzine | Original | Jan 24, 2005 |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Original | Jan 24, 2005 |
| D-MN | Mark Dayton | Original | Jan 24, 2005 |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Original | Jan 24, 2005 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Jan 24, 2005 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Jan 24, 2005 |
| D-MD | Paul S. Sarbanes | Original | Jan 24, 2005 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jan 24, 2005 |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Jan 31, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Feb 7, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Feb 28, 2005 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Mar 10, 2005 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Mar 19, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Sep 5, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 24, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Jan 24, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S168-169)
- Jan 24, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S169-174)
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6526 | Barbara A. Mikulski D-MD | Jun 27, 2006 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S510–S512 | Patty Murray D-WA | Jan 26, 2005 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S111, S168Text printed S169–S174 | Daniel K. Akaka D-HI (text), Harry Reid D-NV | Jan 24, 2005 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL32961 | Veterans’ Health Care Issues in the 109th Congress Archived | Report | Oct 26, 2006 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to expand and enhance health care, mental health, transition, and disability benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fulfilling Our Duty to America's Veterans Act of 2005
- Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
- Increased Government Commitment to Veterans' Education Act
- Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Access to health care
- Administrative procedure
- Afghanistan
- Ambulatory care
- Armed forces abroad
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Case management
- Coinsurance
- Community health services
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Counseling
- Defense budgets
- Department of Defense
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Disabled
- Drugs
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Electronic data interchange
- Electronic government information
- Environmental Protection
- Epidemiology
- Families
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Governmental investigations
- Health
- Health information systems
- Higher education
- Indexing (Economic policy)
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Legislation
- Legislative resolutions
- Medical records
- Medical research
- Mental health services
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military dependents
- Military medicine
- Military operations
- Military pensions
- Pharmacies
- Physical examinations
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Psychiatrists
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- South Asia
- Student aid
- Veterans' disability compensation
- Veterans' education
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' rehabilitation
- Vocational rehabilitation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2005Introduced in Senate
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